Six-Fours-les-Plages
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Var |
| Arrondissement | Toulon |
| Canton | Six-Fours-les-Plages |
| Intercommunality | Toulon Provence Méditerranée |
| Mayor | Jean-Sébastien Vialatte (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 0–352 m (0–1,155 ft) (avg. 234 m/768 ft) |
| Land area1 | 26.58 km2 (10.26 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 34,779 (2006) |
| - Density | 1,308 /km2 (3,390 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 83129/ 83140 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 43°06′03″N 5°49′12″E / 43.1009°N 05.82°E
Six-Fours-les-Plages (Occitan: Sièis Forns lei Plaias) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
It is located in the metropolitan Communauté d'agglomération Toulon Provence Méditerranée, and is southwest of the main city of Toulon.
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[edit] Features
The city offers different points of interest. The fort located on the hill that dominates the city is neighboring a chapel from the eleventh century known as St Peter "collégiale". There are also nice beaches from the very popular "brutal beach", famous for windsurfing to the secret cove in the Sicié massif. You can find also the Embiers island which host an oceanographic research center and the smaller Gaou island where concerts are organized every summer.
[edit] Notable people from Six-Four-les-Plages
- Jean-Claude Mas - founder of Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) [1]
- Hélène Ségara - pop singer.
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